31.   It was possible that more remote regions suffered some damage, but it often takes hours before information reaches settled areas, he said.

32.   Kostov said the breakup of the Yugoslav Federation created a bad image of the Balkans abroad and the region has suffered from this for too long.

33.   Many Russian regions suffer frequent blackouts during the winter months, as the local power utilities, controlled by UES, run out of cash to pay for fuel.

34.   Nahrin is at the heart of a desperately poor region already suffering the effects of years of drought and war.

35.   Northern Afghanistan is at the heart of a desperately poor region already suffering the effects of years of drought and war.

36.   On Sunday, Pangalos said Greece and the region had suffered enough over the years because of involvement by the United States.

37.   Shortages of food, potable water and medicine have raised fears that the region could suffer from epidemics.

38.   Several coastal regions have suffered because of this skewed approach, he said, listing pollution, overfishing through environmentally damaging methods and coral reef damage in those areas.

39.   Still, some regions suffered a slowdown in palayproduction during the period due largely to the drought andpest infestation, prompting farmers to shift toother crops.

40.   The region also is suffering from the migration of the young and better educated to the more prosperous west.